Optometric Medical AssistantParkland Health and Hospital System • Dallas, Texas, United States
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Optometric Medical Assistant
Parkland Health and Hospital System
- Dallas, Texas, United States
- Dallas, Texas, United States
Über
Schedule: Fulltime Days, Monday-Friday, 7:30am-4:00pm
*Location: CV Roman Health Center
Primary Purpose:
Performs various optometric pre-testing procedures, including reviewing patient's previous records, obtains and documents patient medical/ocular history, review of systems, chief complaint, preliminary testing, and select supervised testing.
Minimum Specifications
Education:
• Must have completed training through an accredited Medical Assistant training program
Experience:
- Must have six months of relevant Optometry or Ophthalmology experience.
Certification/Registration/Licensure:
Must have current healthcare provider BLS for Healthcare Providers certification from one of the following:
- American Heart Association
- American Red Cross
- Military Training Network
Skills or Special Abilities:
- Must be able to communicate effectively with patients, hospital staff, and the general public.
- Must be able to document patient history in EMR.
- Must be able to demonstrate a basic understanding of optometry, ocular anatomy, and conditions of eye.
- Must be able to demonstrate a working knowledge of conducting ocular tests.
- Must be able to demonstrate basic patient skills in the use of supplies and assigned equipment.
Responsibilities:
- Makes initial contact with patients, providing ocular evaluations (i.e., autorefraction, lensometry, IOP check with non-contact tonometer or tonopen, instilling drops such as those required for dilation) to assist the physician in patient assessment.
- Tests patients using visual field analysis to assist in determining the progression of glaucoma and other disease processes.
- Tests patients using non-invasive imaging technology i/e retinal imaging, Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) to assist in determining the extent of progression of disease processes when needed.
- Instructs patients on the care and handling (insertion and removal) of contact lenses, to ensure proper patient care and safety.
- Cleans and stocks lanes (inventory supplies) and reports depleted supplies to ensure sufficient supplies and materials are available to avoid shortages.
- Attends in-services and continuing education clinics to ensure on-going certification. Integrates knowledge gained into current work practices.
- May administer unit-dose medications under the direction of the delegating physician according to department policies and procedures after successful completion of competencies and signed Physician-Unit Based Medication Administration Delegation form.
- Maintains a positive working relationship with patients, medical staff, clinic staff, and management to facilitate cooperative and coordinated interaction.
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Sprachkenntnisse
- English
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